Semaphore question

[William Annis]

"MDK" <mdk at mdk.com> writes:
> Could someone give me a clear example of how to use Semaphore so that the
> threads properly acquire and release the Data list?

        Take a look at the Queue module which comes with Python.
First, it is a data structure that acts a lot like what you're trying
to do.  Second, it's pretty simple and uses mutexes (semaphores,
bascially, but of a simpler sort) to protect access.

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